About this Event
Community Concert Series – The Azurite Duo
The Maria Vraka Foundation presents a Community Concert Series in aid of St James Church and for their 'Rescueing Pianos' proejct.
The series will have three concerts, all featuring pianist Lily Petrova. The Azurite Duo presents the first concert.
TAKANORI OKAMOTO, violin
LILY PETROVA, piano
Programme:
Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major (No. 24) K.376
Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major (No. 2)
Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano in C minor (No. 7) Op.30-2
Takanori Okamoto began to play violin at the age of six. He graduated at the top of his year from the High School attached to the Tokyo University of the Arts in Japan. Currently he is studying with Prof. Levon Chilingirian at the Royal Academy of Music, where he has a scholarship. He has won 2nd prize in the Tunbridge Wells international competition in 2024. Early 2025 he won 1st prize in both the Harold Craxton prize for ensembles, and the Duo prize, which were both held in the Royal Academy of Music. In September 2025, he won 2nd prize in the Janacek International Music Competition with his quartet, Valegro.
Born in 2003, Lily Petrova began playing the piano at the age of six. She has performed at prestigious venues including Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, the Royal Overseas League, and Zala Bulgaria. Internationally, she has given concerts in Italy, Germany, and Bulgaria, and has performed at the Piano Extravaganza Festival. She recently took part in the first complete performance of Kurtág’s Játékok at the Royal Academy of Music Piano Summer Festival.
Approx duration: 1 hour
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St James Church, New Barnet, 71 East Barnet Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
